Melandsjøen
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Melandsjøen or Melandsjø is a village in the municipality of Hitra
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The village is located on the north shore of the island of Hitra, just across the strait
from the island of Dolmøya
.
Melandsjøen was the municipal center of Hitra until 1964 when the four municipalities on the island were merged and the municipal center moved to Fillan
.
Melandsjøen is the home to the Hitra church
, the main church of the municipality.
Hitra
Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The village is located on the north shore of the island of Hitra, just across the strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
from the island of Dolmøya
Dolmøya
Dolmøya is an island in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the Frøyfjorden, just north of the village of Melandsjøen on the island of Hitra. The island is flat, swampy, and has very few trees. The island is also the location of the southern...
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Melandsjøen was the municipal center of Hitra until 1964 when the four municipalities on the island were merged and the municipal center moved to Fillan
Fillan, Norway
Fillan is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is also the municipal center of the present-day municipality of Hitra. It is located on the northeastern shore of Hitra island, about south of Ansnes...
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Melandsjøen is the home to the Hitra church
Hitra Church
Hitra church is a main parish church in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Melandsjøen, on the northern coast of the island of Hitra....
, the main church of the municipality.